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LT3972 Datasheet(PDF) 11 Page - Linear Technology |
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11 / 24 page LT3972 11 3972f Table 1. Inductor Vendors VENDOR URL PART SERIES TYPE Murata www.murata.com LQH55D Open TDK www.componenttdk.com SLF10145 Shielded Toko www.toko.com D75C D75F Shielded Open Sumida www.sumida.com CDRH74 CR75 CDRH8D43 Shielded Open Shielded NEC www.nec.com MPLC073 MPBI0755 Shielded Shielded Of course, such a simple design guide will not always re- sult in the optimum inductor for your application. A larger value inductor provides a slightly higher maximum load current and will reduce the output voltage ripple. If your load is lower than 3.5A, then you can decrease the value of the inductor and operate with higher ripple current. This allows you to use a physically smaller inductor, or one with a lower DCR resulting in higher efficiency. There are several graphs in the Typical Performance Characteristics section of this data sheet that show the maximum load current as a function of input voltage and inductor value for several popular output voltages. Low inductance may result in discontinuous mode operation, which is okay but further reduces maximum load current. For details of maximum output current and discontinuous mode opera- tion, see Linear Technology Application Note 44. Finally, for duty cycles greater than 50% (VOUT/VIN > 0.5), there is a minimum inductance required to avoid subharmonic oscillations. See AN19. Input Capacitor Bypass the input of the LT3972 circuit with a ceramic capacitor of X7R or X5R type. Y5V types have poor performance over temperature and applied voltage, and should not be used. A 10μF to 22μF ceramic capacitor is adequate to bypass the LT3972 and will easily handle the ripple current. Note that larger input capacitance is required when a lower switching frequency is used. If the input power source has high impedance, or there is significant inductance due to long wires or cables, additional bulk capacitance may be necessary. This can be provided with a lower performance electrolytic capacitor. Step-down regulators draw current from the input sup- ply in pulses with very fast rise and fall times. The input capacitor is required to reduce the resulting voltage ripple at the LT3972 and to force this very high frequency switching current into a tight local loop, minimizing EMI. A 10μF capacitor is capable of this task, but only if it is placed close to the LT3972 and the catch diode (see the PCB Layout section). A second precaution regarding the ceramic input capacitor concerns the maximum input voltage rating of the LT3972. A ceramic input capacitor combined with trace or cable inductance forms a high quality (under damped) tank circuit. If the LT3972 circuit is plugged into a live supply, the input voltage can ring to twice its nominal value, possibly exceeding the LT3972’s voltage rating. This situation is easily avoided (see the Hot Plugging Safety section). For space sensitive applications, a 4.7μF ceramic capaci- tor can be used for local bypassing of the LT3972 input. However, the lower input capacitance will result in in- creased input current ripple and input voltage ripple, and may couple noise into other circuitry. Also, the increased voltage ripple will raise the minimum operating voltage of the LT3972 to ~3.7V. Output Capacitor and Output Ripple The output capacitor has two essential functions. Along with the inductor, it filters the square wave generated by the LT3972 to produce the DC output. In this role it determines the output ripple, and low impedance at the switching frequency is important. The second function is to store energy in order to satisfy transient loads and stabilize the LT3972’s control loop. Ceramic capacitors have very low equivalent series resistance (ESR) and provide the best ripple performance. A good starting value is: C Vf OUT OUT SW = 100 where fSW is in MHz, and COUT is the recommended output capacitance in μF. Use X5R or X7R types. This choice will provide low output ripple and good transient response. Transient performance can be improved with a higher value capacitor if the compensation network is also adjusted to maintain the loop bandwidth. A lower APPLICATIONS INFORMATION |
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